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in six days in the searing heat in the moroccan desert. runners carrying their own food and sleeping bags on their backs. wednesday's and thursday's stages are the toughest. t. americans are in they are collecting lizards -- glisters and injuries along the way. they run 76 kilometers nonstop with many running through the night. hitdaytime temperature can 60 degrees celsius. providedhy organizers 120,000 liters of water 46 stages. despite the hardship, the event attracts everyone from amateurs to the professions. the oldest rider is 76 years of age. the end of the states would bring a chance for some rest for the runners when they crawl into their tents.
in six days in the searing heat in the moroccan desert. runners carrying their own food and sleeping bags on their backs. wednesday's and thursday's stages are the toughest. t. americans are in they are collecting lizards -- glisters and injuries along the way. they run 76 kilometers nonstop with many running through the night. hitdaytime temperature can 60 degrees celsius. providedhy organizers 120,000 liters of water 46 stages. despite the hardship, the event attracts everyone from amateurs...
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we have established a new website to make this i's sear. it is called persecutio persecutionreport.org. >> wendy: be sure to go there. and in your book, nina, "persecuted," you say that christians are the most persecuted group in the world. it happens in different cultures and political systems. what is it about christianity that draws so much opposition? >> well, i think it is various nations' inability to live with the religious other. these are christian minorities around the world. christians believe in the great commission of spreading the faith, of sharing the faith. and this is done peacefully, and people in china are embracing christianity by the millions. but there is persecution because the governments see it as a threat. and it's extremely tragic and it's extremely tragic that we're not more conscious of this in the free west. >> wendy: i was just going to say that christians here in the u.s., and all over the west, are largely unaware of this phenomena, and in a way we can be thankful for that, but, of course, we need to learn m
we have established a new website to make this i's sear. it is called persecutio persecutionreport.org. >> wendy: be sure to go there. and in your book, nina, "persecuted," you say that christians are the most persecuted group in the world. it happens in different cultures and political systems. what is it about christianity that draws so much opposition? >> well, i think it is various nations' inability to live with the religious other. these are christian minorities...
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of alternatives so google, that's why they had to get in the phone business, they wanted to keep e sear biness, which is paying for everything, their crazy cars and glasses and everything else so they have to keep search -- they have to be on the phone being the search choice. is >> even apple, their enemy, they pay apple-- i don't know what the terms are-- but there's some money that changes hands for google to be the default search on the iphone there are other choices. but on android there's a big google search field right there. this facebook phone, one of the things that i'm sure -- let me just say officially eric schmidt of google came to our conference and said he's fine with the facebook phone. >> loved it. >> but inside google -- >> rose: was he just saying that or does he really believe they? >> well, it's a little of both. facebook followed their rules but if you get immersed in facebook because it comes right on the minute you turn the phone on. >> rose: explain to me right now what this phone does. >> this phone -- there is -- no apps jump up when you open it. it is faceboo
of alternatives so google, that's why they had to get in the phone business, they wanted to keep e sear biness, which is paying for everything, their crazy cars and glasses and everything else so they have to keep search -- they have to be on the phone being the search choice. is >> even apple, their enemy, they pay apple-- i don't know what the terms are-- but there's some money that changes hands for google to be the default search on the iphone there are other choices. but on android...
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. >> talk about what happened in india and how it became such a searing symbol. >> yeah, i mean you know until this really horrific happened, and the interesting thing about it is that even today, despite the massive outrage, the pouring out on the street, people are still reacting to the particular brutality of that rape because how-- were pulled out, 95% of it was just pulled out of her body. it was really the most brutal kind of rape that one has ever heard of. so people were really reacting to the violence of that more than just the rape. and that's something that is very sobering, skort of, recognition. but there are two things, for all these years, there's been a sense that when anybody violence against women in india, that women ask for it, you know, either because they are of loose character, they have been provocative, they're sexually prolific. or that they haven't been-- why they are out so late at night. why in a particularly dark side of down. this patriarchee where rape doesn't have anything to do with sexual-- it is really an assertion of power, you know, so there are many
. >> talk about what happened in india and how it became such a searing symbol. >> yeah, i mean you know until this really horrific happened, and the interesting thing about it is that even today, despite the massive outrage, the pouring out on the street, people are still reacting to the particular brutality of that rape because how-- were pulled out, 95% of it was just pulled out of her body. it was really the most brutal kind of rape that one has ever heard of. so people were...
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the members of congress and our entire nation and our staff, that they will be seared into our memories as a moment of extraordinary sadness, and almost despair. yet, at the same time, january was also a reminder of the courage of our colleague, congresswoman gabby giffords. gabrielle giffords. of the dedication of gabe zimmerman, his fellow staffers and local residents and the beauty of the democratic engagement of public officials staying connected to people we are elected to represent. at that supermarket meeting. to those -- with the dedication of the gabe zimmerman meeting room, those memories will officially have a place of respect in admiration and united states capital. there's a reason why this is the first room, right, mr. speaker? because it was ruled an unspoken rule that they would be no rooms named for an individual in the visitors center. that until the thought of naming one for gabe zimmerman. so separate was this an issue that 400 cosponsors. by dedicating this room we are of the highest ideals of service because that's what gabe zimmerman's life was about. is values an
the members of congress and our entire nation and our staff, that they will be seared into our memories as a moment of extraordinary sadness, and almost despair. yet, at the same time, january was also a reminder of the courage of our colleague, congresswoman gabby giffords. gabrielle giffords. of the dedication of gabe zimmerman, his fellow staffers and local residents and the beauty of the democratic engagement of public officials staying connected to people we are elected to represent. at...
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the issue a series of like you to speak about what efforts are being made with respect to protecting searing girls and women in the refugee camps. we've seen some recent reports, again, that talk about sexual violence in exchange for money for family members in exchange for young women being forced to marry. and so the sexual violence in these refugee camps isn't a particularly important issue. and suddenly i would ask you to talk a little bit about what your recent trip to seoul and tokyo might have contributed to thinking about what's happening on the korean peninsula, what your assessment of what's likely to happen, what we might able to as members of congress to help bring stability to that region of the world and to protect american ashes again this on the korean peninsula. >> well, thank you, congressman. good to see again at appreciate the questions. on syria, let me just say very quickly, we are really in touch very directly with these that donor countries. as i said we have given $385 million to the refugee issue. we are nearing the million mark over, the fourth largest city in jord
the issue a series of like you to speak about what efforts are being made with respect to protecting searing girls and women in the refugee camps. we've seen some recent reports, again, that talk about sexual violence in exchange for money for family members in exchange for young women being forced to marry. and so the sexual violence in these refugee camps isn't a particularly important issue. and suddenly i would ask you to talk a little bit about what your recent trip to seoul and tokyo...
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week sear commodities get hit across the board. and silver, the proxy for the industrial cycle is off twice as much, 8% this morning. >>> a third of the dow, 74 of the s&p 500 companies report results and citigroup kicks things off at 8:00 a.m. eastern. the bank is forecast to earn $1.18 a share and revenue of just over 20 billion. for more, dick bove join us us on the line right now. what did we learn friday from jpmorgan and wells and what is citigroup going to have to post today to keep its floor under share prices? >> i think with jpmorgan and wells showed was that the refinancing boom in mortgages has slowed down dramatic lit in the united states and that the earnings coming from that source will be lackluster, not just those two companies. but for most of the regional banks in the united states and certainly for citigroup. i think we also learned that because these are multi line companies, they have many sources of revenue, that the weakness in mortgage refinancing could be more than offset by gains in other areas. where we
week sear commodities get hit across the board. and silver, the proxy for the industrial cycle is off twice as much, 8% this morning. >>> a third of the dow, 74 of the s&p 500 companies report results and citigroup kicks things off at 8:00 a.m. eastern. the bank is forecast to earn $1.18 a share and revenue of just over 20 billion. for more, dick bove join us us on the line right now. what did we learn friday from jpmorgan and wells and what is citigroup going to have to post today...
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perhaps it comes as no surprise that president grimson would like the world to take notice of the clay sears and cic that dominate his arctic neighborhood -- glaciers and sea ice that dominate his arctic neighborhood. the british educated political scientist, elected july 30 to a record fifth term as iceland's president, has a global worry that the north kohl's shrinking ice caps is wreaking havoc on the weorld. the disappearance of the arctic sea ice is threatening life as we know it, he told french students and scientists at a paris university lecture. iceland is a member of the arctic council, which is 80 nations that include the u.s., canada, norway, finland, and sweden. the council has reached environmental treaties, but deep concerns remain. as interest in the polar , other nations have asked for a stake in the arctic, including france, singapore, china. chinese scientists traveled to research whether polar melting had caused extreme weather in china. today iceland became the first european country to sign a free trade agreement with china. says the timesson has come to settle the reso
perhaps it comes as no surprise that president grimson would like the world to take notice of the clay sears and cic that dominate his arctic neighborhood -- glaciers and sea ice that dominate his arctic neighborhood. the british educated political scientist, elected july 30 to a record fifth term as iceland's president, has a global worry that the north kohl's shrinking ice caps is wreaking havoc on the weorld. the disappearance of the arctic sea ice is threatening life as we know it, he told...
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. >> did sears ever start market share. >> no. despite ideas and plans and so forth. >> the stock keeps going down. there are 1,100 stores. >> do they own the land for all those stores? >> i don't know. >> craftsman tools. >> there are assets there. if stock goes to the 10 level. >> they don't have a lot of cash to work with. they have had to do an emergency financing. they are mid transition. now you undo all that and go back. they just brought you in. that stuff. >> steve, thank you. >> out to st. louis where steve liesman is sitting down with bollard. a lot you'll be getting at this morning. >> yeah. becky, thanks very much. there is a lot to get to with jim bollard from the st. louis fed. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. welcome to st. louis. >> the friday jobs report came out weak. what did you make of the report? >> it's not changing my outlook. i'm inclined to look past the report. mixed messages. 170,000 jobs the the last three months. 200,000 jobs the last six months. a first quarter that looks quite a bit
. >> did sears ever start market share. >> no. despite ideas and plans and so forth. >> the stock keeps going down. there are 1,100 stores. >> do they own the land for all those stores? >> i don't know. >> craftsman tools. >> there are assets there. if stock goes to the 10 level. >> they don't have a lot of cash to work with. they have had to do an emergency financing. they are mid transition. now you undo all that and go back. they just brought...
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president, when i was a 12-year-old little boy in searchlight, nevada, my parents sent away in a sears catalog and bought me a 12-gauge shotgun. that gun held five in the tube and you put one in the chamber. six 12-gauge shotgun shells. i carried a handgun when i was a police officer, and, frankly, on other occasions. from where i come, people own guns as a matter of course for self-defense and for hunting and for sportsman activities. target shooting. i still go target shooting basically out my backyard in searchlight with my grandchildren. but i've always had trouble understanding why people need assault weapons to hunt or protect their homes or to target shoot. when the assault weapons ban came before the senate for a vote ten years ago, i called my friends, one in particular, who is a real advocate with -- on guns. and he said to me, you can't define an assault weapon. why are you doing this? you can't define an assault weapon. he convinced me he was right, so i voted against that. i voted against the ban. just about a month ago i called this same friend. i asked if his opinion had
president, when i was a 12-year-old little boy in searchlight, nevada, my parents sent away in a sears catalog and bought me a 12-gauge shotgun. that gun held five in the tube and you put one in the chamber. six 12-gauge shotgun shells. i carried a handgun when i was a police officer, and, frankly, on other occasions. from where i come, people own guns as a matter of course for self-defense and for hunting and for sportsman activities. target shooting. i still go target shooting basically out...
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so the board members ran a sear search, right and chose neil, their chairman to be their ceo. >> this is one of the stranger cases and this deal itself when it was announced had this bizarre thing when they weren't make anything decisions on a name or i remember, headquarters and i haven't seen anything quite like that. >> so, look, you know, they've been criticized for not making decisions as it relates to how the merger will go through and on the one hand it would be better if they had decided ahead of time who would be the ongoing board and what the name of the company might be and who the ceo would be. on the other hand there's opportunity for us to be able to get involved and maybe be able to come up with a better answer as it relates to who the board will be and who the ceo will be. so that strangeness, actually creates some opportunity here for us to be able to improve the company, but you're right, both companies will be contributing five board members to the combined company board. we believe that if we strengthen the board today, if we add four new high quality board members
so the board members ran a sear search, right and chose neil, their chairman to be their ceo. >> this is one of the stranger cases and this deal itself when it was announced had this bizarre thing when they weren't make anything decisions on a name or i remember, headquarters and i haven't seen anything quite like that. >> so, look, you know, they've been criticized for not making decisions as it relates to how the merger will go through and on the one hand it would be better if...
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. >>> sears and wal-mart are closing their portrait studios. the retailers say the popularity of smartphones and digital phones led to the decision. employees who worked in the studios are being let go. customers who had a recent photo session can call the customer service department of their local store to retrieve those photos. >>>'s the new dress code that's causing a lot of controversy in the north bay. >> it takes away like half of my clothes, because i have a lot of yoga pants and leggings. >> what girls are wearing that school officials say is distracting the boys. >>> it's a mostly cloudy start to the day. even a little bit of light drizzle and rain reported over parts of the bay area. when i come back i'll show what you you can expect for your afternoon, and i'll have a look at the sierra forecast. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical inform
. >>> sears and wal-mart are closing their portrait studios. the retailers say the popularity of smartphones and digital phones led to the decision. employees who worked in the studios are being let go. customers who had a recent photo session can call the customer service department of their local store to retrieve those photos. >>>'s the new dress code that's causing a lot of controversy in the north bay. >> it takes away like half of my clothes, because i have a lot...